Funnel and strainer



June 10.-, 192.4.

F. w. voDoz Furman Ama smAmn Filed Juli-1s 1921 atented June 10, 1&24.

FREDERICK VODaOZ, OF CHCAGO, JVIZIIINOIS,

runner. AND surnames..

Application and Juiy i3, i921. seriaiiio. 484,315.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. VoDoz, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Chicago, in the county'of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain lnew; and useful Improvements in Funnels and Strainers, of which the following is a specification.v

folding funnelsl ingredients inthe liquid passing thru the funnel may be caught and held.y

Another object is to provide a collapsible or foldable funnel that may be: contracted and inserted within the container, to whichV it is substantiallyvv inseparablyxjattached, when-not in use and whichy will automatically expand for use the receptacle.

YAnother obj funnel and strainer especially well adapted for radiators of automobiles, which: may be collapsed andinserted inthe radiator when not in use and which is inseparably connected to the screw cap closure, permitting the closure to be screwed to the neck of the when removed from Y radiator .With the funnel therein. i

Another object is the provision ofme'ans connected with the collapsible funnel to preventunauthorized removal of the 'clog sure cap and the motor meter7 usually. connected therewith. Y 1 Other, further and more specific objects of the invention will become readily apparent, to persons skilled inthe art, fromv a consideration of the following description when taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein z Fig. 1 is a broken away plan view showing parts in section, taken on line 1-1 of F ig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a substantial vertical centrai section of the device when expanded for use.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail.

In all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parts.l

The device is shown in connection with an automobile radiator 5 having a neck o of the invention is 'tolv ect is to provide animproved threaded as at 7 for a screw capI closure 8. A motor lmeterl 9, yprovided withasteni 10 vwhich. passes thru screw cap 8, isheld thereinL by a nut 11, as usual .inV devices of this character. l, -f

The funnel structure, as illustrated, con sistsv of four spr-ing pressed arms 12 and l forming one pair made ofa single pieceof wire, and 14 and 15 'forming anotherpai'r madeof" a single piece of wire. Each of the arms is bent into a terminal eye 16 at its outstanding end for connection to a flexible clotlior fabric .17 of which 'the major portionof the funnel is' composed.Y The wires forming 'the arms 12, 13, 14 and 15v are each bent into a spring eye 18 providl ing vertical members 19 and 20, which4 arel connected together at the bottom by Van eye 21. The separation -of the-members-19 and 20 is not 'so great as .toy prevent ythem from being introduced into the neck of theradiator'.. The iiexible fabric,or sheet 17, maybe attached to the arms by loopsl 22,'orl

thelike, at convenient intervals. The 'niem-` bers 12 and 13 contain spring loops 24 simi# lar to` those indicated by thereference character y18-and at the .bottomthey are bentv into van eye 25 similar to the eye 21. `Thru the eyes 21 and 25 a screw 26 is passed;

and pivotally secured by. the screw is .a .cross bar 27 which is longer than f the greatestKA diameter of the' throat Fin the neck 6 ofthe radiator, sotliat when the Tcioss'bar 27 is moved to the position as shown-in dotted lines at 27 the device may be" inserted in' the radiator, but it cannot again be con? veniently removed therefron'u 'Now, from the foregoing descriptioin'iti is manifest that the outstanding arms `12,

13,-14 and 15 may all be -moved inwardly until the arms are substantially lparallelwith:I the ipartsy 19ev and 20, lwhereupon the fabric 'orwslieet 17 will vbe foldedv and the whole device can be pushed into the radiator thru the throat 6. The fabric 17 may be substantially water-proofed and provided with a hole at its central lower portion thru which the liquid will pass. A refinement of this structure is the introduction of the strainer 30, overlying the hole and used to filter or strain out any objectionable matter ythat may be contained in the liquid or water that is to`be passed into the radiator. The filter or strainer 30 may be, and preferably is, not larger in diameter than the orifice in the throat 6 of the radiator, so that it-may be pushed downwardly and into the radiator Without being deformed or folded as in the case of fabric 17.

A further refinement of the device is the introduction of a rod 32 having a lower fiat end 33 and extending upwardly and axially of the throat 6 to a bend 34, Where it is flat, as at 35, and is provided With an eye in the end 36 to receive the stem 10 of the motor meter 9. The rod 32 serves as means for inseparably holding the screw cap 8 in association Withpthe device and, furthermore, when the nut l1 surrounding the stem 10 of the motor meter is soldered in place, it serves as a means for preventing the unauthorized removal of the motor meter, or in other Words, it locks the motor meter to the radiator. IVhen it is desired to close the radiator by the cap member 8 of the throat 6, it is only vnecessary to push down on the top of the motor meter, whereupon the rod 32 Will transmit the stress to the bottom of the Wire structure, causing the outstanding arms 12 to l5, inclusive, to be collapsed, and the fabric connecting the arms to be folded, so that the entire device Will thereupon be moved into position for convenient insertion in the throat 6.

rIhe body part 17 of the funnel may be made of a flexible medium that is not quickly deteriora-ted by dampness and heat, ordinary cotton duckor canvas when properly treated With a preservative will serve the purpose.

After the device has been collapsed and pushed into the radiator throat the cap may be rotated on the stem 10 to screw it to thc neck 7 Without rotating the funnel structure.

While I have herein shown a single embodiment of my invention for the purpose of clear disclosure, it Will be manifest to persons skilled in the art, that considerable change in the general arrangement and configuration of the parts is permissible within the scope of theI appended claims.

Having described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-l ters Patent, is z- 1. In combination with a liquid receptacle having a relatively small opening,-of a collapsible funnel for insertion in the opening when collapsed; means for inseparably sei eer/,cae

curing the funnel to the receptacle and a closure for the opening inseparably secured to the funnel.

2. In combination with a liquid receptacle having a relatively small opening and a closure therefor of a collapsible funnel for insertion in the opening when collapsed and means for inseparably securing the funnel and closure to the receptacle. i

3. In combination with a liquid receptacle having a relatively small opening and a closure therefor, of a collapsible funnel for insertion in the receptacle thru the opening when collapsed; means for inseparably securing the funnel and closure to the receptacle and spring pressed arms for automatically opening the funnel when a part is removed from the receptacle.

4. In combination with a. liquid receptacle having a relatively small opening; a threaded cap for closing the opening; a collapsible funnel for insertion in the receptacle when collapsed and located between the cap and receptacle when extended; an axially located vertical rod connected to the funnel and to the cap to permit rotation of the latter and spring pressed means to c?rtend the funnel When removed from the receptacle. 1

5. In combination with an automobile radiator of a threaded cap to close the filling opening therein; a spring pressed extensible and collapsible funnel inseparably connected to the radiator by means permitting rotation of thc cap and means for inserting the funnel into the radiator sufficiently to permit attachment of the cap thereto.

G. In combination With an automobile radiator having a lilling opening and a screw threaded cap therefor and a temperature indicating device extending outwardly from the cap; a spring pressed, collapsible and contractible funnel for insertion in the radiator When contracted and means connectm ing the funnel to the cap and to the indicating means to permit itsrelative rotation ofthe cap and associated parts and prevent unauthorized removal of the parts from the radiator.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribed my name.

FREDERICK W. VUDOZ. 

